Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1887-10-21
For Sheriff,
TASHINGTON w. WHITE.
For County Surveyor,
CHARLES F. TOWNSEND.
ELECTION, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH.
IP rs NO TIME TO DAILY WITH
THE ENEMY.

We do not believe that greater calamity
could befall the people Of our good old
Commonwealth than that Of the restoration
of the Republican party in the control Of
our public affairs. The experience Of the
past twenty five and odd years has sadly
and bitterly shown that whenever and
wherever in national, State and municipal
government, it held unlimited exercise of
authority, its reign has been marked by
crusade of profigacy, fraud, corruption,
violence and crime-acts of naked usurpa-
ton, too monstrous 10 be vindicated and
too dangerous to be passed over without
censure.
Against these painful facts we cannot
close our eyes, nor remain inactive or in
different 10 combination that Is seeking TO
rehabilitate that same party and thereby re-
inaugurate the same line Of policy. 1t al
ready filings its black shadow across the
entire State. 1t is pregnant with danger.
The considerations which gather about 1t
are so important, and the interests which
1t affects are so great, that it must awaken
apprehension in any one who comprehends
its power, yielding itself to the accomplish
ment of single object, unmindful Of the
true interest OF the people, impelled by
sleepless and undying hatred to the Demo.
cratic party-it is the impersonation Of
that bigotry which rushes forward with an
averted face in its reckless career-deaf alike
to the voice of reason and patriotism.
The events of an hour may destroy the
noblest fabrics. The oak, through whose
branches the tempest has swept for a cen.
tury, yields up its strength to a single fash
of the lightning. As we now stand, con-
fronted by an enemy that is in part gen.
eraled by experienced judgment and ac-
kncwledged talent, we believe 1t to be the
imperative duty Of every Democratic jour
nal in the State to appeal to the intelligence
and patriotism Of the people-impress upon
them the existence of deliberate and sys.
tematized combination that is at war against
the supremacy Of the Democratic party, and
which, If successful, will inevitably lead to
their vassalage and degradation.
Let every Democratic journal in the State
END the full force Of its influence through.
out Is respective province to the full estab
lsaaent and unity Of the party. Let the
hght be aggressive, with "war to the knife
and the knife to the hilt"-shrinking from no
responsibility fearing no barriers, forming
no combinations, offering no compromises,
making ne concessions, asking no fayors
Ring it into the face and teeth OF the enemy
that if amid the growing emergencies Of the
times reforms are needed the party propose
TO make them. If usurpations have crept
in with the almost hourly increasing mag.
nitude Of the party, the party will correct
the evil. Make it known that whilst cling
ing with unalterable devotions TO the i'm
mutable principles of Democracy, we can
honestly and honorably differ among our.
selves as to the exped.ency of adopting or
rejecting certain proposed measures-that
there is broad distinction between the prin.
ciples and the measures of party-that
party in the best sense of the word is a
great political body, holding liberal senti.
ments and aiming at wise aud patriotic OBJ
jects, that measures are designed to carry out
principles, and must vary with the chang.
ing conditions and growing necessities of
the country. Sound 1t all along the line Of
the noble army of defenders of the Demo-
cratic faith that eternal vigilance is the
price Of liberty" and If we wish to maintain
our position as the friends of the peoples
interest, it is time we awaken to actien-we
must assert our rights, we must shun a
temporizing policy, We must adopt vigorous
means, and carry them to the very farthest
verge to which they can be maintained
without violence TO the peace and order of
society. In our system there is no room for
violence, all questions which come up in
the action Of the government are to be set.
tied by the moral power Of public sentiment.
Every means Of controlling public sentiment
may be employed-the press is free, popu-
lar meetings may assemble in number, all
that can be accomplished by persuasion, by
all the instrumentalities Of moral power,
may be brought TO bear upon political ques.
tons. But force, brute force, is never to be
thought Of. 1t was not TO be supposed that
a grand popular system like surs could go
forward without encountering seme shock,
some Instructions, commissions were TO be
expected, but they have so far served only
To demonstrate It's strength.
For ourself we point with honest pride to
the character Of both our State and county
tickets. Chosen in accordance with an es-
iablished usage Of the party, men known to
be in sympathy with the cardinal principles